---
id: 657b227f7ad32ea17e2cdf28
title: "Dialogue 4: A Developer with a Different Background"
challengeType: 21
dashedName: dialogue-4-a-developer-with-a-different-background
---

# --description--

Watch the video above to understand the context of the upcoming lessons.

# --assignment--

Watch the video

# --assignment--

Watch the video

# --scene--

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    "background": "company2-breakroom.png",
    "characters": [
      {
        "character": "Tom",
        "position": { "x": -25, "y": 0, "z": 1 }
      },
      {
        "character": "Alice",
        "position": { "x": 125, "y": 0, "z": 1 }
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "3.1-4.mp3",
      "startTime": 1
    },
    "alwaysShowDialogue": true
  },
  "commands": [
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      "character": "Tom",
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      "startTime": 0
    },
    {
      "character": "Alice",
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    },
    {
      "character": "Tom",
      "startTime": 1,
      "finishTime": 3.8,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Hey, Alice. How did you get into tech?",
        "align": "left"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Alice",
      "startTime": 4.5,
      "finishTime": 6,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "My background is a bit unconventional.",
        "align": "right"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Alice",
      "startTime": 6.2,
      "finishTime": 8.7,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "I didn't study tech at a traditional university.",
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      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Alice",
      "startTime": 9.2,
      "finishTime": 11.8,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "I'm mostly self-taught, and I took a lot of online courses.",
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      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Tom",
      "startTime": 12.1,
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "That's interesting!",
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      }
    },
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      "character": "Tom",
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "So, you didn't attend a regular college or anything like that?",
        "align": "left"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Alice",
      "startTime": 16.8,
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "No, not at all.",
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      }
    },
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        "text": "I was at a different job,",
        "align": "right"
      }
    },
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      "startTime": 19.1,
      "finishTime": 21.3,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "but I got really interested in programming and tech,",
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      }
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      "finishTime": 23.3,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "so I started learning in my free time.",
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      }
    },
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      "finishTime": 26.5,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "That's impressive! Did you enjoy learning on your own?",
        "align": "left"
      }
    },
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Absolutely. It was challenging, but I loved it.",
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      }
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "The flexibility of online learning allowed me",
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      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Alice",
      "startTime": 32.1,
      "finishTime": 33.8,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "to balance my job and my studies.",
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      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Tom",
      "startTime": 34.6,
      "finishTime": 37.1,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Did you work on any projects during your self-study?",
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      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Alice",
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Yes, I did. I built a few small web applications, just to practice.",
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      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Alice",
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      "finishTime": 43.6,
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        "text": "It was a great way to apply what I learned.",
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      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Tom",
      "startTime": 44.3,
      "finishTime": 45.5,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "I admire your dedication!",
        "align": "left"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Tom",
      "startTime": 46,
      "finishTime": 48.6,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "It is amazing how far you got studying by yourself.",
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      }
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  ]
}
```
